Wester Hailes - English Department S3 Home Learning Materials Week beginning 22 March 2021
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Wester Hailes – English Department
S3 Home Learning Materials
Week beginning 22 March 2021
Hello! These are the worksheets we will be working for the following two
weeks. I have also uploaded the same materials in your S3 English Teams. You
can hand in your work as an assignment each week or you can complete the
tasks on paper, computer, tablet or phone.
e-mail me a picture when you are finished for marking:
- Maria.cemborain@whec.edin.sch.uk
Remember we are also meeting every Friday P3 in our live lessons where I will
explain these tasks in detail and you can ask any questions you may have.
You are all doing an amazing job and I am so pleased to see you every week in
school. ☺
Metaphors
Metaphors
When we are writing we can make our writing more interesting by using metaphors.
A metaphor is a way to compare two things by saying one thing is something else. For
example, if you want to say that someone is a very fast runner you could compare them
to an animal that runs fast:My brother can run very fast. He is a cheetah on the running track.
‘is a cheetah’ is a metaphor.
When you write about a metaphor you need to:
1. Show that you understand what two things are being compared
2. Say why the comparison is a good one to make.
Example
Usain Bolt was a bullet in the Olympic 100 metres winning another gold for Jamaica.
Question
Write down the metaphor and explain why it is a good comparison and description of
how Usain Bolt ran.
Answer
‘was a bullet’ A bullet moves extremely quickly and directly towards its target, so the
metaphor shows that Usain Bolt ran very quickly, straight to the finish line.
ACTIVITY 1
Choose from the words in the box to complete these metaphors.
1. The moon was a ________________ golf ball in the sky.
2. The puppy was a ________________ of fur.
3. The furious tennis player was an ________________ volcano.
4. The road was a black ________________ winding through the hills.
ball giant
waterfall eruptingA METAPHOR is not actually true – but everyone
knows it’s not true, and it describes something
beautifully.
He has a heart of stone.
Everyone knows that his heart is NOT made of stone,
but also everyone knows that he is a mean, unfeeling
person.
What other words make a good heart metaphor?
gold pink rubber steel
a cat a goldfish a tiger
Answer:……………………………………………………………
METAPHORS
A metaphor is the comparison of two things that are usually very different, but
alike in at least one way.
Writers use metaphors to describe something and let the reader discover the
way the things are alike.We gazed at the grapefruit moon.
The author is comparing two unlike things: the moon and a grapefruit.
The comparison helps the reader imagine what the moon looks like because
the reader knows what a grapefruit looks like. The moon must be round,
dimpled, and somewhat yellow.
ACTIVITY 2
Fill in the blanks, identifying what is being compared and how they are alike.
1. My sister is a couch potato.
a. couch b. potato
How are they alike?
2. Your bedroom is a pigpen.
a. Your bedroom b. pigpen
How are they alike?
3. My mom is an angel.
a. my mom b. angel
How are they alike?
ACTIVITY 3
MAKE A METAPHOR:
Fill in the blank with a word or phrase to create a metaphor.
Remember, the two things must be different in most ways, but alike in
at least one way.
a. The sun was a ………………………….. in the sky.b. The soccer ball was a …………………………………… zipping into the net. c. My dog is a ……………………………………when we go on a walk. d. The baby’s cries were a ………………………………………. . ACTIVITY 4 Play the game in the link below. https://www.education.com/exercise/metaphors-2/ ACTIVITY 5 Play the game in the link below. https://www.education.com/exercise/metaphors-3/ ACTIVITY 6 For each sentence underline the metaphor and explain what the metaphor means. 1. He cried a river of tears. This means he ______________________________________________________________ 2. When I opened the curtains, I saw a blanket of snow on the ground. This means the snow was ______________________________________________________________ 3. The storm was a beast roaring round the house. This means the storm was ______________________________________________________________ 4. She wolfed down her food.
This means she ______________________________________________________________ ACTIVITY 7 Now make up your own metaphors to describe: 1. A fast car. ______________________________________________________________ 2. A boxer. ______________________________________________________________ 3. A graceful dancer. ______________________________________________________________ ACTIVITY 8 Read the poems below and highlight the metaphors. Dreams
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is barren field Frozen with snow. Langston Hughes Night No sunset stems the tide of night, For all its light.
As onward comes That darkening sea, Invisibly. The crimson sinks to grey, The gold Fades, fold on fold And where the flaming sun Rode high Stars seal the sky. Mabel Simpson ACTIVITY 9 Choose 2 metaphors from the poems on the previous page and for each one, explain what the comparison tells us about the subject. Metaphor 1 ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Metaphor 2 ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
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SIMILES
Similes
When we write we can make our writing more interesting by using similes.
Similes are another way to make a comparison between two things. Similes compare
two things using like or as.
For example, if you want to say that someone swims well, you could compare them to a
fish:
My cousin loves the water. She swims like a fish.
‘swims like a fish’ is a simile.
When you write about a simile you need to:
1. Show that you understand what two things are being compared
2. Say why the comparison is a good one to make
Example
She was as busy as a bee preparing for the visitors.
Question
Explain why the simile is effective.
Answer
Bees are known to be hardworking and collect nectar tirelessly without a break. The
simile shows us that she was totally occupied with the work to prepare for the guests.
ACTIVITY 10
Easy as Pie
A simile is a phrase or figure of speech that compares two things using
the words like or as.Complete the similes with the words below.
Elephant bee bat feather desert tree
1. I’m so thirsty, my mouth is as dry as a ………………….. .
2. Without her glasses on, Judy felt as blind as a …………………………………..
3. The baby kitten is as light as a ………………………………………………...
4. I was as busy as a ………………………..as I worked to finish my
homework.
5. My older brother is as tall as a …………………………………………..
6. If my dog keeps eating so much, he’ll become as big as an ………………
ACTIVITY 11
Here is a list of similes. Match each one with an arrow; the first one has
been done for you:
As hard as a bee
As green as snow
As busy as gold
As fierce as iron
As light as ice
As solid as grass
As white as a needle
As sharp as a lion
As good as a rock
As cold as a feather
ACTIVITY 12
Now match these similes:
The joke went down like A snakeExhausted, Jamie slept like A glove
The evil witch hissed like A bullet
The new suit fit like A duck
So much taller than the rest, he stood out
The wind
like
The train sped away like A sore thumb
The stout old cook waddled like A lead balloon
Desperate to escape, she ran like A log
ACTIVITY 13
Make up similes (comparisons using like or as) to describe someone who:
1. Runs fast
2. Is strong
3. Is loud
4. Is funny
ACTIVITY 14
Make up similes to show that something:
1. Is hard
2. Feels soft
3. Is sweet
4. Feels rough
5. Is heavy
6. Sounds noisy
7. Is lightACTIVITY 15 Complete the activity in the link below. https://www.education.com/game/sorting-similes/
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